Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical

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  Hello, I'm Catherine and this is Rob.

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  Yes, hello and welcome to Six Minute Vocabulary.

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  Today we're talking about adjectives that end in I-C, pronounced ick,

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  and adjectives that end in I-C-A-L, pronounced ickle.

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  First, let's listen to Hannah.

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  She's talking about her favourite books.

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  Our question today is, why does Hannah get most of her books from the library?

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  Listen carefully and find out.

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  I'm always reading.

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  I like classic English novels by writers like Jane Austen or Charles Dickens.

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  I also like non-fiction, especially books about interesting historical characters.

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  I love buying books, but it's so expensive.

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  Mostly, I borrow books from the library.

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  It's much more economical.

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  So why does Hannah prefer to get her books from the library?

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  Because it's more economical.

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  Hannah mentioned that she likes to read novels.

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  Do you remember what type of novel she likes to read?

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